News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Presence in Albania supports National Bureau of Investigation in strengthening investigative capacities
Publishing date: 24 May 2022
On 24 May, the OSCE Presence in Albania wrapped up a three-day training programme for 16 newly selected and vetted National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) investigators. The training programme aimed at boosting up the overall capacities of the newly-established NBI to conduct criminal investigations
OSCE supports capacity-building training on social re-use of confiscated assets in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 19 May 2022
The social re-use of confiscated assets was the focus of three training events held by the OSCE and the Center for Civil Society Promotion (CPCD) in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The events were held on May 13 (Sarajevo), 16 (Tuzla) and 17 (Banja Luka). The 80 participants from civil society organizations had the opportunity to reflect on how they can contribute to the fight against organized crime and corruption and discussed which mechanisms civil society can effectively use to implement projects on social re-use.
OSCE helps strengthen inter-ethnic cohesion in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 19 May 2022
On 18-19 May, the OSCE Programme Office (POiB) kicked-off a series of capacity-building activities, within its programmatic efforts to support peacebuilding activities in Kyrgyzstan. The workshop, which was held in Osh city, focused on strengthening Kyrgyzstan’s early warning and conflict prevention institutions, including within the framework of implementing the national civic integration concept “Kyrgyz Jarany” (“Kyrgyz Citizen”).
Social reuse of illicit criminal gains in Bosnia and Herzegovina focus of OSCE workshop in Sarajevo
Publishing date: 1 March 2022
The Transnational Threats Department (TNTD) and the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities (OCEEA) concluded a two-day workshop on social reuse of assets confiscated from organized crime, held on 23 and 24 February 2022 in Sarajevo.
OSCE Mission to Montenegro signs Memorandum of Understanding with Supreme Court to support Trial Monitoring Project
Publishing date: 7 February 2022
Dominique Waag, Head of the OSCE Mission to Montenegro and Judge Vesna Vučković, Acting President of the Supreme Court, signed a Memorandum of Understanding on 7 February 2022.
OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan and the Supreme Court of Kazakhstan signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the Project on Improving the Effectiveness of the Justice System
Publishing date: 21 December 2021
On 15 December 2021 in Nur-Sultan, Volker Frobarth, Head of the OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan and Nail Akhmetzakirov, Head of the Department for Provision of Courts’ Activity under the Supreme Court of Kazakhstan signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the extra budgetary project on Improving the Effectiveness of the Justice System in Kazakhstan.
